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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Dec 16 22:24:35 2014, in response to Re: Queens Blvd, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Dec 16 20:32:39 2014. If crosswalks are ineffective where Peope drive at 40 mph, does that mean they shoud be eliminated? And what does ineffective mean anyway?I never claimed people drive or should drive 50 on Queens Boulevard. I said 40 would be safe in the main road where there are service roads if the ambers were lengthened so there was ample time to stop at 40. Yes the chance of pedestrians dying increase at that speed, but they have no business trying to cross mid block anyway especially since much of the area now has fencing to prevent it. Let them cross where they are supposed to cross and they won't get hit by someone doing 40 mph, maybe by vehicles turning at 20, but not by cars going aster than that. You say artificially low speed limits are a problem and that's exactly what 20 mph on the main roadway of Queens Blvd woud be -- artificially low and a bad idea. I have no ongoing crusade against pedestrians. I have a crusade against non-drivers believing they know what is best for everyone. So you want the automobile abolished and streets to all become pedestrian malls so pedestrians can once again wn the streets. Sorry, but it's a little too late for that. |
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